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Roulette · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Round Midnight

Round Midnight cover
Recordedc. 1959
LabelRoulette
CatalogR-52017
Released1959
Personnel9 credited players
Discogsmaster 2603048

The record

A late-'50s Roulette date built on an unusual front line of bass clarinet, trombone, and tenor, with Doc Severinsen and Jimmy Cleveland lending sturdy session-pro polish to Dee Lawson's mood-lit reading of the Monk standard.

Session personnel

  • Eddie Safranski — bass
  • Artie Baker — bass clarinet
  • Willie Rodriguez — drums
  • Don Lomond — drums, vibraphone [vibes]
  • Howard Collins — guitar
  • Steve Uliano — piano
  • Al Klink — tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
  • Doc Severinsen — trumpet

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1959Roulette · R-52017 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file
1959Roulette — MONO

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